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Pluto through the years: GIF shows how our vision of the dwarf planet gradually improved

Mihai Andrei by Mihai Andrei
July 26, 2015
in Great Pics, Remote sensing
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GIF via Explore.

OK, I know, you’ve already had your full of Pluto news, but seriously – this GIF is just spectacular. It shows just how far we’ve come, from not knowing about the planet, to seeing it just as a few white pixels, to incredibly clear images of Pluto’s surface, with even mountains being visible. Clyde Tombaugh first shot the planet at the Lowell Observatory in 1930, and the New Horizons took the most detailed pictures in its flyby just a few days ago.

If (plot twist) you somehow haven’t read all the new about Pluto and new Horizons, you may want to read these articles:

  • New Horizons and Pluto: Everything You Wanted to Know
  • New Horizons Shuttle Starts Preparing for Pluto Encounter
  • New Horizons Phones Back After Pluto Flyby
  • New Horizons images of Pluto hold big surprises for scientists

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